Brief Life History of Cincinatus
When Cincinatus Keyes was born on 13 June 1839, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, Josiah Keyes, was 39 and his mother, Rachel Barker, was 22. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 15 August 1862, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Alexandria, Arlington, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Cincinnatus Hayes in household of Samuel Barker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Cinsinatus Keyes, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Cincinnatus Keyes, "BillionGraves Index"
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1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English, Irish and Scottish: variant of Kay , of various origins, mostly, with excrescent -s.
English (of Norman origin): in some cases, possibly a variant of Guise, a habitational name from Guise in Aisne, Picardy.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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